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Around 0.3% of California's graduates graduate from music degree programs every year.
Thus, California's 158 music schools put out approximately 2,567 musicians each year.

Top Schools

The top-ranked school in California with a music program is Stanford University, which is located in Stanford. In 2010, it was ranked 2nd nationwide.
33 students graduated with a degree in music from Stanford University in 2010.
Students at Stanford University paid $40,172 per year in tuition fees.

The second-ranked school in California with a music program is University of California-Berkeley, which is located in Berkeley. In 2010, it was ranked 5th nationwide.
In 2010, 57 students graduated from University of California-Berkeley music program.
The tuition rate at University of California-Berkeley was $10,940 per year.

The third-ranked school in California with a music program is University of California-Los Angeles, which is located in Los Angeles. In 2010, it was ranked 5th nationwide.
In 2010, 132 students graduated from University of California-Los Angeles music program.
University of California-Los Angeles charged in-state students $10,781 in tuition fees per year.

Cost

Music schools in California, charge students an average tuition of $10,359 per year. But, tuition can be as much as $41,130 per year, or as little as $624 per year.
The California music schools with the highest tuition rates in 2010 were:

Pitzer College - located in Claremont, students are charged $41,130 per year

University of Southern California - located in Los Angeles, students are charged $41,022 per year

Occidental College - located in Los Angeles, students are charged $40,939 per year

The following California music schools had the lowest tuition rates:

San Joaquin Delta College - located in Stockton, students are charged $624 per year

American River College - located in Sacramento, students are charged $644 per year

Sacramento City College - located in Sacramento, students are charged $644 per year

A music degree from a California school... what next?

The largest populations of California musician are working in the following counties:

Los Angeles County - 3,450 musicians

Orange County - 1,380 musicians

Marin County - 940 musicians

Projected Growth

The US Bureau of Labor Statistics predicts that by 2018, an estimated 32,700 musicians will be working in California state. This would require the number of musicians to grow by 3%.

Salary

On average, musicians earn a salary of $34,845 per year in California state.
In 2010, however, some California musician earned as little as less than $22,380 per year or as much as more than $121,010 per year.
On average musician earn the most in the following California counties:

San Diego County - $109,400 per year

Los Angeles County - $73,380 per year

Marin County - $70,050 per year

The California counties with the lowest average salary for musicians are:

San Joaquin County - $45,680 per year

Ventura County - $54,240 per year

Solano County - $56,400 per year

On average, the highest paid musicians in California were:

Music Composer - $69,690 per year

Horn Player - per year

On average, the lowest paid musicians in California were:

Music Composer - $69,690 per year

Horn Player - per year

More Information

For more data regarding a career in music in California and to compare salaries with various related fields such as music or audio engineering, take a look at the graphs and charts below.

Here are the different levels of study available for you to explore.

Associate's Degree in Music in California

Bachelor's Degree in Music in California

Master's Degree in Music in California

Doctoral Degree in Music in California

Certificate in Music in California

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